Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 450 Eau de Parfum spends most of its life as airy, sugary cotton candy on me--sweet, a touch fruity (with at most, a little lemon zest in the first few hours)--with a drydown that had a suggestion of woods but nothing particularly definable.

• top notes: saffron,...

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Maison Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir is simplistic scent that is best summarized by being a honeyed amber with vanillic sweetness that starts off in the background and gets sweeter and more sugary (bordering on gourmand) as the drydown approaches. Maison Francis Kurkdjian (MFK) describes Grand Soir's...

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